Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Test - Page 499: 19

Answer

$-2$ is a solution.

Work Step by Step

Let's note $f(x)=2x^3-3x^2-11x+6$. We have $f(c)=0$ if the remainder of the division of $f(x)$ by $x-c$ is $0$. The value of $c$ is $-2$. Use synthetic division $\begin{matrix} -2) &2&-3&-11&6 \\ & &-4&14&-6 \\ & --&--&--& --\\ & 2&-7&3&0 ​\end{matrix}$ The remainder is zero, therefore $f(-2)=0$, which means $-2$ is a solution of the equation $f(x)=0$.
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